Daily, vast amounts of waste are produced in the orange juice industry, a large part of which is reused in low-added-value products. In this work, orange vesicle fiber residues from the juice sieving stage were plasti...
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Daily, vast amounts of waste are produced in the orange juice industry, a large part of which is reused in low-added-value products. In this work, orange vesicle fiber residues from the juice sieving stage were plasticized by extrusion, producing a thermoplastic citrus pulp (TCP). This pulp was incorporated into poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) at up to 50 wt %. The influence of TCP on the molar mass, morphology, tensile properties, rheological behavior, and biodeterioration of PBS in soil was evaluated. Highly flexible compounds with elongations similar to those of PBS were produced. Scanning electron microscopy analyses suggested good dispersion between the TCP and PBS phases, verified after acid extraction of pectin. Rheological analyses indicated the presence of strong interactions in the interconnected network formed by pectin gel, percolation of TCP lignocellulosic fibers, or both. Analyses of mass loss by burial in soil showed that the higher the TCP content in PBS is, the higher and faster the biodeterioration is. Size exclusion chromatography analyses indicated that the greater the concentration of TCP and the better dispersed it was in the compounds, the lower molar masses populations appeared in PBS, indicating higher rates of degradation of PBS in the presence of TCP. This innovative approach not only reuses the waste produced in the orange juice industry but also demonstrates the potential for obtaining environmentally friendly compounds.
High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HIPIMS) has emerged as a promising technique for the deposition of thin films with superior properties. In this study, HIPIMS was combined with a positive target bias (Kick vol...
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High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HIPIMS) has emerged as a promising technique for the deposition of thin films with superior properties. In this study, HIPIMS was combined with a positive target bias (Kick voltage) process to enhance AlN film quality further. Aluminum Nitride (AlN) thin films were deposited using this method and characterized using Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD). The thermal properties of the films were investigated using Frequency Domain Thermoreflectance (FDTR). The results show that the HIPIMS plus Kick process significantly improves the film quality, leading to enhanced thermal conductivity (112 W/m·K) compared to conventional techniques. This work demonstrates the potential of HIPIMS in producing high-quality thin films with improved thermal properties, making it suitable for various applications in electronics and thermal management.
Enabling the robotic ability to sense tactile interactions is a complex and interdisciplinary challenge, as traditional pressure sensors made of hard and rigid materials struggle to replicate the soft and compliant in...
Enabling the robotic ability to sense tactile interactions is a complex and interdisciplinary challenge, as traditional pressure sensors made of hard and rigid materials struggle to replicate the soft and compliant interactions of mammalian somatosensory networks. This study investigates a novel matrixed contact sensor designed for use in soft robotics and biomedical prosthesis applications. The sensor is a coupled piezocapacitive-piezoresistive tactile sensor, optimized for scalability over various mechanical stimuli, including touch, pressure, bend, stretch, and proximity. By modifying the bulk geometry to include dielectric artifacts and integrating electroactive elastomeric composites, the soft and flexible sensor is fully mechanically compliant and conforms to skin behavior. The sensor has a maximum sensitivity of 0.028kPa -1 , a resolution of 1.3%, and a bandwidth of 29Hz. The study characterizes the sensor's performance and identifies its static and dynamic response to aid in developing complex, closed-loop tactile feedback control systems toward realizing the biomimetic implementation of synthetic skin in soft-prosthetic devices.
Studying adsorption in polymers is important for many applications. We present results on real-time in situ adsorption of ethanol and water in thin polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) layers using attenuated total reflecti...
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Spectral-selectively solar harvest is achieved in designated frequency regions for photothermal energy generation. In this study, we have designed and synthesized porphyrin-based hybrids that typically exhibit two abs...
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We have previously reported spontanous formation of InGaN/GaN superlattice structure on nominal InGaN films grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (PAMBE). In this work, we report on the impact of In flux on ...
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Room-temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) have emerged as potential next-generation lubricants owing to their unique physico-chemical properties and promising lubricating behavior. However, their implementation in tribol...
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Recently, discovering high-performance electrocatalytic materials for vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) has been one of the most crucial tasks. This paper details the successful fabrication of a low-cost platelike...
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Liquid junctions in electrochemical cells introduce potentials that can strongly affect measurements. Such liquid-junction potential errors can exceed 100 mV. In the analysis of charge-transfer thermodynamics, error d...
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Defects in two-dimensional (2D) materials represent both challenges and opportunities to their optoelectronic performance. While defects limit the carrier mobility in transistors through increased charge scattering, t...
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Defects in two-dimensional (2D) materials represent both challenges and opportunities to their optoelectronic performance. While defects limit the carrier mobility in transistors through increased charge scattering, they also enhance 2D material functionality in sensors. Electron cloaking, a process that reduces Coulomb scattering via localized electron-defect interactions, has recently been shown to mitigate the performance degradation of bulk semiconductors in the presence of defects. We demonstrate the realization of electron cloaking in 2D materials through the metal decoration of defects. Sulfur vacancies were introduced in MoS and selectively decorated with aluminum using atomic layer deposition. Theoretical and experimental characterization demonstrate the suppression of electronic scattering through localized interactions. Optoelectronic measurements reveal a significant improvement in carrier mobility and lifetime, highlighting the effectiveness of the cloaking mechanism. Our findings open a route independently to maximize performance and functionality of optoelectronic devices, which is illustrated by the realization photosensors with unprecedented sensitivity and speed.
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